Selasa, 16 Juni 2009

Noun phrases

- 1. Noun phrases is constraction function as subject and object . 2. Noun phrases is either a single noun or pronoun or any group of words containing a noun or a pronoun that function together as a noun or pronoun, as the subject or object of a verb.- Kinds of noun phrases :a. Noun + Noun, example : Office boyb. Verb + Noun, example : Take a bathc. Gerund + Noun, example : Throwing balld. Pronoun + Noun, example : My booke. Adjective + Noun, example : Black boardf. Determiner + Noun, example : A pen- The noun phrases in English composed petenhally of 3 parts, there are :a. Head : The most usual kind of head of a noun phrases.b. Pre Modification : Consists of a number of word classes in a specific order. c. Post Modification : Must commonly used not by specific word classes or subclasses.Example 1 : Shaggy : Do you like books ?Jojo : Yes, I like them.Shaggy : Do you like books over there?Jojo : Yes, they are nice.Shaggy : Do you like the book which I brought yesterday?Jojo : Yes, I like it.Example 2 :- Nicko was late ( Nicko is the noun phrase functioning as the subject of the verb)- Some noun phrase are short : * The student- Some are long : * The very tall education consultant.